DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN INDIA: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ESHAKTI

Abstract

Inclusive growth gives an economy a holistic development in other words it gives sustainable growth in socio economic and political parameters of growth. With the growth of digital sector inclus+ve growth has further been strengthened. Digital empowerment eases the process of achieving the components of inchusive growth, The growth of digitization of the data and digitalization process has removed the boundaries of the economies and has crossed many miles. Digitalization integrates all the digitized data and information in one network and brings on one platform. The Digital Devolution Index (DE) helps to gauge the progress of digitization of a Country in the world. India ranks 53rd out of 60 countries in the world in digitalization index but I15th in case of countries momentum towards inmprovement in digitization showing positive attitude towards digitization. In this regard the Gols initiative of "Digital India Program' has a mission to develop required infrastructure, training and ntegrates all departments so that Digital empowerment can be attained. NABARD has taken a step Jorward towards digitization by introducing E-Shakti, an initiative that will help digitize the activities of SHGs and bridge gap benween SHGs and Financial Institutions. Digital platform will also help thenm to spread their physical network.

Keywords: lInclusive Growth. Digitization, Digitalization, Digital Empowerment, Digital Devolution Index, SHG. EShakti